Drug bust nets 26 arrests in small town

SAN ANGELO {AP} An eight-month undercover drug investigation in the West Texas town of Brady has resulted in the arrests of 26 people, all charged with delivery of a controlled substance.

Six people still remained at large early this week after the bust early Tuesday.

Each of the suspects lived in Brady while the investigation was ongoing. However, four have since moved to Austin and another to Abilene. They range in age from 17 to 43. Three juveniles were also charged.

The 63 indictments against the 32 people were for delivery of methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana or hydrocodone, according to the San Angelo Standard-Times.

"We've known for a long time that we have a drug problem," McCulloch County Sheriff Earl Howell told the paper. "I think this will make an impact in Brady on the drug problems. It probably won't stop it, but it will have an effect on it for a while."

Howell said the tri-county task force targeted Brady because it is the largest town in McCulloch, Kimble and Menard counties. Most of the suspects are being held in the McCulloch County Jail, with a few being housed in Kimble County.